Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Star Dapperling

Chiropodomys muroides compared with Lepiota brunneolilacea

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Star Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Star Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Chiropodomys	Lepiota
Species	Chiropodomys muroides	Lepiota brunneolilacea

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Star Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Star Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Star Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.